Why Has it Scored 51?

This freezer has an energy efficiency rating of A+, and its running costs of £416 over 10 years are typical compared to the other 634 freezers that we have compared it to. View all energy saving freezers.

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It is missing some features:

Lower than average freezer net capacity

Very short storage time during power failure

Very small freezing capacity

Only three shelves/baskets

Smeg VR105AP1 In-Depth Analysis

Running Costs

OK Running Costs

This freezer has an energy efficiency rating of A+, and the VR105AP1 is typical compared to the other 634 freezers that we have assessed for running costs. Based on average usage levels and energy prices, we estimate the VR105AP1 will cost £416 over 10 years to run.

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Age

Released Over Three Years Ago

This freezer was released in May 2014.

Features

Lower Than Average Freezer Net Capacity

Freezers have freezer net capacities of between 30L and 620L, and the average freezer net capacity is 190L. The VR105AP1's freezer net capacity of only 53L is very low compared to most other freezers. It is in the lowest 3% of all freezers when ordered by this feature.

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Lower Than Average Noise Level

The VR105AP1's noise level of only 39dB is lower than average when compared to most other freezers. It is in the lowest 18% of all freezers when ordered by this feature. Across all the freezers the noise levels range from 34dB to 58dB, and the average noise level is 41dB.

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Very Short Storage Time During Power Failure

The storage time during power failures of freezers range from 5h to 90h, and the average storage time during power failure is 26h. The storage time during power failure of the VR105AP1 of only 15h is in the shortest 20% of all freezers when ranked by this feature.

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Very Small Freezing Capacity

Across all the freezers the freezing capacities range from 2kg/24h to 38kg/24h, and the average freezing capacity is 16kg/24h. The Smeg VR105AP1's freezing capacity of only 6kg/24h is in the smallest 9% of all freezers when ordered by this feature.

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Only Three Shelves/baskets

The VR105AP1 is a three shelf/basket freezer. Most of the other freezers have between one and eight shelves/baskets.

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Smaller Than Average Freezer Gross Capacity

The freezer gross capacity of the VR105AP1 of only 71L is very small compared to most other freezers. It is smaller than 97% of all freezers when ordered by this feature. The smallest freezer gross capacity of freezers is 18L, the largest is 610L, and the average freezer gross capacity is 210L.